Flora & Fauna

All the species I've photographed that I've been able to positively ID (so far!)

Plants, Fungi, & Slime Molds | Insects & Bugs | Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, & Mammals


Moths, Butterflies, & Caterpillars


Polka-dot Wasp Moth
Syntomeida epilais

Black-winged Dahana
Dahana atripennis

Gray Spring Moth
Lomographa glomeraria

Checkered White Butterfly
Pontia protodice

Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae

Red-bordered Emerald Moth
Nemoria bistriaria

Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon

Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius

Eastern Pine Elfin
Callophrys niphon

Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Little Wood Satyr
Megisto cymela

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Monk Skipper
Asbolis capucinus

Atala Butterfly
Eumaeus atala

Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Common Blue Butterfly
Polyommatus icarus

Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia

Eastern Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Question Mark Butterfly
Polygonia interrogationis

Tawny Emporer
Asterocampa clyton

Julia Butterfly
Dryas iulia

Gulf Fritillary
Dione Vanillae

Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar
Dione vanillae

Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus

Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar
Danaus plexippus

Queen Butterfly
Danaus gilippus

Queen Butterfly caterpillar
Danaus gilippus

Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica

Virginian Tiger Moth Caterpillar
Spilosoma virginica

Cream-spot Tiger Moth Caterpillar
Arctia villica

Forest Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria

Faithful Beauty Moth Caterpillar
Composia fidelissima

Io Moth Caterpillar
Automeris io

Yellow-haired Dagger Moth Caterpillar
Acronicta impleta

Fir Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Orgyia detrita

Yellowstriped Armyworm
Spodoptera ornithogalli

Eight-spotted Forester Caterpillar
Alypiaocto maculata

Pale-banded Dart Caterpillar
Agnorisma badinodis

Ruddy Dagger Moth Caterpillar
Acronicta rubricoma


Grasshoppers & Beetles


Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper
Achurum carinatum

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata

Festive Tiger Beetle
Cicindela scutellaris

Rainbow Scarab Beetle
Phanaeus vindex

Fiery Searcher
Calosoma scrutator

Grapevine Beetle
Pelidnota punctata

Odontotaenius floridanus
Odontotaenius floridanus

Discoid Cockroach
Blaberus discoidalis

Reticulated Net-winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum

White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus

Elaphidion irroratum
Elaphidion irroratum

Xystocheir dissecta
Xystocheir dissecta


Damselflies, Bees, Wasps, & Flies


Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica

Two-spotted Longhorn
Melissodes bimaculatus

Green Sweat Bee
Augochlora pura

Green Orchid Bee
Euglossa dilemma

Southern Yellowjacket
Vespulas quamosa

American Sand Wasp
Bembix americana

Red Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla occidentalis

Enicospilus purgatus
Enicospilus purgatus

Guinea Paper Wasp
Polistes exclamans

Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Monobia quadridens

Florida Intertidal Firefly
Micronaspsis floridana

Lovebug
Plecia nearctica

Green Bottle Fly
Lucilia sericata

Dog Fly
Stomoxys calcitrans

Bumblebee Robberfly
Laphria flava

Kite-tailed Robberfly
Machimus atricapillus

Bark Lice
Cerastipsocus venosus

Green Darner
Anax junius

Ebony Jewelwing (Female)
Calopteryx maculata

Ebony Jewelwing (Male)
Calopteryx maculata


True Bugs & Stick Bugs


Giant Walkingstick
Megaphasma denticrus

Southern Two-striped Walkingstick
Anisomorpha buprestoides

Stinkbug (Nymph)
Brochymena punctata

Leaf-footed Bug
Spartocera fusca

Giant Agave Bug
Acanthocephala thomasi

Giant Leaf-footed Bug
Acanthocephala declivis

Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus

Wheel Bug (Nymph)
Arilus cristatus


Spiders


Zigzag Spider
Argiope aurantia

Yellow Sac Spider
Cheiracanthium inclusum

Carolina Wolf Spider
Hogna carolinensis

White Wolf Spider
Schizocosa ceratiola

Wolf Spider
Schizocosa crassipes

Sosippus floridanus
Sosippus floridanus

Tigrosa georgicola
Tigrosa georgicola

Tigrosa helluo
Tigrosa helluo

Banana Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
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